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From Jacoby Ellsbury to Mookie Betts (twice!).
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Mookie Betts and the Red Sox’ stupidity
The Red Sox traded away Mookie Betts. Let that sink in for a moment, it’s hard to get one’s head around how a team could do something so monumentally stupid.
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Why Clayton Kershaw and Mookie Betts are impossible to root against - CBSSports.com
They are two guys that are fun to watch
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A Close Look at World Series Patch Position Protocol
For all photos, click to enlarge In yesterday's Uni Watch World Series Preview, I mentioned how joyless and brutalist this year's World Series sleeve patch is. There's nothing the Rays and Dodgers can…
Maybe the Rays needed to use the itchier trigger finger in Game 1
The Tampa Bay Rays don’t wait around. They are even less likely to wait around when their bullpen has had two full days off and all their starters will be on regular rest. For a few years they’ve had an organizational plan, which means they go to...
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Mookie Betts Does Everything Big And Little In Dodgers Game 1 Win
Betts' blend of immense physical talent and uncanny dedication to detail once again showed itself Tuesday night.
Clayton Kershaw set the tone in Game 1
A look at Clayton Kershaw’s Game 1 start, in which he set an MLB record, and how winning the opener of the World Series bodes historically for the Dodgers.
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Magic, Jeter, Roy, Arozarena: Rays slugger having an epic rookie playoff performance
Arozarena has been a key to Tampa's run to the World Series. Like Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Derek Jeter and others, he's proving that experience isn't everything in the postseason.
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The Sports Report: Dodgers win Game 1 of World Series
The Dodgers defeat the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-3, to go up 1-0 in the 2020 World Series
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Tony Gonsolin to Start for Dodgers vs. Rays in Game 2 of 2020 World Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers are set to start rookie pitcher Tony Gonsolin in Game 2 of the 2020 World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday...
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Clayton Kershaw Begins To Rewrite World Series Narrative With 8 Strikeout Performance
Clayton Kershaw took a bold step forward in rewriting his World Series narrative. The Dodgers had defeated the Tampa Bay Rays by the score of 8-3, but it was Kershaw who was the story of the ball game. Over six innings (78 pitches), Kershaw struck...
Can the Dodgers Out-Rays the Rays in Game 2?
The Rays have the more traditional pitching plan for Game 2, but PECOTA still gives the Dodgers the advantage.
Rays deviate from script in Game 1 thumping
In tandem with their famously small payroll and consistently pitiful attendance numbers, the Tampa Bay Rays are defined by their tactical ingenuity. No team defies orthodoxy quite like the Rays, who don't have a go-to lineup and who deploy their...
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Mookie Betts Powers Dodgers to Victory in Game 1 of the World Series - WSJ
Mookie Betts homered, stole two bases and scored two runs in the Dodgers’ 8-3 win over the Rays in Game 1 of the World Series.
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The Sports Report: Dodgers win Game 1 of World Series https://t.co/uMnBxttNX9 -
One of the best moments in baseball historyToday In 1975: All-time classic instant replay of Boston #RedSox catcher Carlton Fisk waving his walk-off HR fair in the 12th inning of World Series Game 6 at Fenway Park! #MLB #Baseball #History #WorldSeries https://t.co/MMuEhY3VJk -
MLB trade rumors and news: Dodgers dominate Rays to take 1-0 World Series lead https://t.co/W0TkPusmgF -
When the Red Sox traded away Mookie Betts we all knew it was a bad trade. The 2020 playoffs have cemented it was one of the dumbest decisions a front office has ever made and given Red Sox fans plenty reason to be mad. https://t.co/FDkRsvGd0A
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MLB Trade Rumors and News: Dodgers dominate Rays in Game One of the World Series https://t.co/56C6rmWYqG
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Mookie Betts is incredible. He's first player in MLB history with a homer, 2 steals and 2 runs scored in a World Series game. He's the second player to record a walk and multiple steals in one inning in a World Series game. The other? Babe Ruth. https://t.co/aOF5rDj0sy
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It's a Game 1 edition of the Weird & Wild: *The Mookie Show! *The October curse the #Dodgers need to stomp out *Glasnow's wild ride *The strange tale of the top of 2 batting orders *The magic number was...81? And more! https://t.co/EPksEx0EZR -
RT @ByMcCullough: In retrospect, the way the Dodgers should have managed Clayton Kershaw in the postseason for all those years was just put him on the same team as Mookie Betts. https://t.co/4btdIRi68s -
RT @SInow: Clayton Kershaw—yes, that Clayton Kershaw—is coming up big in October in ways like never before. Tom Verducci explains ⬇️ https://t.co/jzCTG8GUOU -
Dodgers are now 3 wins away from winning the World Series, with Clayton Kershaw shining in Game 1. “What we have to do as a team is just tomorrow. Just constantly keep putting that in your brain, ‘Tomorrow, win tomorrow, win tomorrow, win tomorrow.’” https://t.co/l7Y8R0S7kh -
“It all started with Clayton,” manager Dave Roberts said. “He set the tone.” https://t.co/m5MXGCy0T1 -
From @PaulHembo: Clayton Kershaw’s swing-and-miss wasn’t just significant for him personally, it was significant historically: In Game 1, Kershaw became the only pitcher to generate a 50% swing-and-miss rate in a World Series start. (Pitch-by-pitch data available since 1988) -
48 of the 56 players on World Series rosters appeared in at least one Top 30 ranking. The eight who didn't? Adam Kolarek Kike Hernandez Nick Anderson Josh Fleming Aaron Loup Ryan Sherriff Ryan Thompson Mike Brosseau Full breakdown: https://t.co/ccmifLQn2T
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Clayton Kershaw—yes, that Clayton Kershaw—is coming up big in October in ways like never before. Tom Verducci explains ⬇️ https://t.co/jzCTG8GUOU -
Turns out that Clayton Kershaw and Mookie Betts are very good. https://t.co/8OJoUfHfeh
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